Big Time Rush, pictured here performing at the Marcus Amphitheater during Summerfest last year, dropped a new single, "Like Nobody's Around," from its forthcoming album "24/7." Photo by Chris Wilson.| May 1, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

A survey conducted the month after vice president Joe Biden's meeting in January with network television executives on TV violence showed that almost half of the shows monitored contained acts of violence, according to an Associated Press story.

According to the survey conducted by the Parents Television Council between Jan. 11 and Feb. 11, there were 193 acts of violence in 392 hours' worth of episodes monitored. | May 1, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(4)

Black Sheep, a bar that will serve small plates, is due to open in August at 216 S. 2nd St. in Walker's Point.

Work has been going on at the site for the past few months. KPH Construction, which bought the turn-of-the-20th-century building in December, announced the new lounge today. | May 1, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Bud Light is mounting an ambitious marketing campaign where it's sponsoring 50 concerts in 50 states, all taking place on a single day. And the site of the Wisconsin show will be Milwaukee, with dreamy pop rock duo Best Coast headlining the Rave Aug. 1.

Scores of bands, from Alabama Shakes to Wisconsin's Bon Iver, had some of their first career-changing gigs at the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas. | May 1, 2013»Read Full Blog Post